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Mad_Cow20   06-16-2007 at 12:16:02 AM

Did I make a good deal?

I currently sold 2 EVGA 7800GTX 256MB for $250.00 which I then bought a EVGA 8800GTS 320MB for $300.00. I only bought the GTS because I plan on upgrading when the 9 series comes out and I wanted to get the most money out of my 7800's.

What do you all think?

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shellofinsanity   06-16-2007 at 12:24:19 AM
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as long as its faster than what you had, i say good deal

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Mad_Cow20   06-16-2007 at 12:52:05 AM
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That is a good point...I figure that it is only costing me $50.00 to upgrade to a better card so why not.

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sirheck   06-16-2007 at 01:33:35 AM
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Should be faster,cooler and use less power.

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enforcerfx   06-16-2007 at 02:09:32 AM
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Quote :

Did I make a good deal?

I currently sold 2 EVGA 7800GTX 256MB for $250.00 which I then bought a EVGA 8800GTS 320MB for $300.00. I only bought the GTS because I plan on upgrading when the 9 series comes out and I wanted to get the most money out of my 7800's.

What do you all think?




I would say the 8800GTS is a little faster than 2 7800GTX's. Plus you have the capability of DX10, which the 7800's don't.


You got a good deal. Have fun! :D

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aevm   06-16-2007 at 03:15:16 AM
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The deal was smart, nice work. Asking for advice after the fact, not so much... You were lucky :P :P

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javimars   06-16-2007 at 03:30:14 AM
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i just installed my new evga 8800gts 320 and oc the living crap out of it. im running it at 667/1001 and let me tell you im in heaven. with my oc e4300 @ 3420mghz and my ddr2 6500 at 956mghz , i run bf2 at 1600x1200 with a min of 90fps and avarage of 120.(max is around 190), oh and everything at max, i mean MAX. 16xaf 8xaa.im one happy camper

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sirheck   06-16-2007 at 03:36:42 AM
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i just installed my new evga 8800gts 320 and oc the living crap out of it. im running it at 667/1001 and let me tell you im in heaven. with my oc e4300 @ 3420mghz and my ddr2 6500 at 956mghz , i run bf2 at 1600x1200 with a min of 90fps and avarage of 120.(max is around 190), oh and everything at max, i mean MAX. 16xaf 8xaa.im one happy camper



Cool but i thought bf2 was capped at 100fps :roll:

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javimars   06-16-2007 at 05:12:24 AM
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game.lockfps999
or something liek that

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Farhang   06-16-2007 at 11:05:30 AM
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Good deal but i have to mention that now you can use FP16+AA too!
I play Battlefield 2142 with my brother(LAN) and i run it 1600x1200+16xAA/16xAF. I didn't check the frame rates but i see no FPS drop with 32 Bots against me and my brother!
Happy Battlefielding! :wink:

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Mad_Cow20   06-16-2007 at 05:11:59 PM
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The deal was smart, nice work. Asking for advice after the fact, not so much... You were lucky :P :P



Yeah I know...I felt good about it though. I will ask next time I do this :o), maybe when I sell this for the 9 series.

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Mad_Cow20   06-16-2007 at 05:14:07 PM
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i just installed my new evga 8800gts 320 and oc the living crap out of it. im running it at 667/1001 and let me tell you im in heaven. with my oc e4300 @ 3420mghz and my ddr2 6500 at 956mghz , i run bf2 at 1600x1200 with a min of 90fps and avarage of 120.(max is around 190), oh and everything at max, i mean MAX. 16xaf 8xaa.im one happy camper



I can tell you that STALKER looked a ton better with the 8 series card compared to my two 7800's!!!! Although I can not max everything out, seems like the textures on STALKER really kill the card, I guess more video memory would of solved that problem?

What did you use to OC your card? I would like to try to OC mine...I know that it is all ready OC'ed a little bit, it is the super clock version from EVGA.

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sirheck   06-16-2007 at 05:22:38 PM
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To oc your card try ati-tool.

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Mad_Cow20   06-16-2007 at 05:38:02 PM
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To oc your card try ati-tool.



Should I be fine with the heatsink that is on there?

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javimars   06-16-2007 at 06:02:44 PM
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i dont know about any other cards but apperantly the new evga 320 has a better cooling than a gtx and its mad quiet, at least i find soo. i do have like 5 fans running but it keeps everything cool'd. im about to order 2 more fans to mount onto my thermalright extreme.

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Mandrake_   06-16-2007 at 06:03:13 PM
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Nice! Enjoy your 8800 GTS. :) I have the ASUS 8800 GTS 320 and all my games run like a dream at 1680x1050.

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Mad_Cow20   06-16-2007 at 07:12:38 PM
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Nice! Enjoy your 8800 GTS. :) I have the ASUS 8800 GTS 320 and all my games run like a dream at 1680x1050.



Have you tried STALKER?

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